40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 12, 1992 · 18:20 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6870L
Reported as
Cessna 340A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
775 total300 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated fuel gauge on left aux tank malfunctioned. Ran tank dry. Precautionary landing with one engine.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED FUEL GAUGE ON LEFT AUX TANK MALFUNCTIONED. RAN TANK DRY. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITH ONE ENGINE.